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Answer» Scenario: Yes, there is a sway to do that. Home network.# This is dictation. The wireless system used in home networks is sometimes called Wi-Fi and I have to teach this program what Wi-Fi means. From now on when I say it Wi-Fi it means a wireless phone system. Okay, that was not for you, it was for my dictation secretary. She is kind of dumb, actually she is a computer program. From your post. Quote Even If i have set up strong wifi password, constantly changing it. I see you have a home network. That presuppose you connected a second router in order to increase the range of the Wi-Fi signal and make Wi-Fi available in your entire house. Here is the apparent flaw in your plan. If both routers have Wireless access, then both routers have to have password enabled. Also, the physical location of the second router is critical. Here is why. Let's suppose you have a neighbor that is quite friendly and generally honest and would never steal anything out of your garage. But sometimes you leave the garage door unlocked and your neighbor sneaks in through the garage door locates your router and PRESSES the reset button on the back of the router. He knows that will clear the password on the Wi-Fi access and he now can get into your Wi-Fi without knowing the password because there is no password. This is one of the reasons why a second router should not be in a location where somebody can access it without your knowledge. Now that's one point and that assumes you have the second router in the garage. But now for the second point that you have to pay attention to. The password of the second router is controlled only by the second router. The first router will not transfer password information to the second router. In other words, home routers are not MADE to work together as integrated systems. The second router does not inherit the password restrictions imposed by the first router. The first router can only control Wi-Fi access on its own Wi-Fi transponder. The second router has to have a password set for its on-board wireless transponder. Depending on how the routers are set up, it might not be possible to access the second router through the first router. In that case you have to take the cable that goes to the second router and plug it into your computer. Then you can access the second router using the local IP address for that router. Possibly the address would be: 192.168.0.1 and that is what you would put in the address bar of the browser. You will have to check your documentation to see how your routers are set up for local IP address. Anyway, when you get into the second router you'll have to set the password for the second router. Also, you might want to take a note about what channel each router is using. The routers should use different channels but could share the same password. In fact, both routers could use the same station ID and the same password if they have different channels. Went to routers are together in the same area it is important that they do not use adjacent channels or even the same channel. So you would have to come up with a set of channel numbers that would just reduce interference in your area. Nevertheless, the most important point is that both routers must have their own Wi-Fi password in place. As for the MAC filter in the first router, it may only work for the Wi-Fi section of the router. And as I stated earlier, each router handles Wi-Fi separately. To summarize, you need to set the Wi-Fi password for the second router. And you need to make sure the second router is not in a location where somebody could sneak in and reset the router. I believe those two details will resolve your problem. You still haven't explained what makes you so sure that someone else is stealing your connection...yes. And the another small question. If first router have disabled wifi radio, can the second router support wireless devices? And. If second router is dependant by 1st router, and it be invisible in DHCP list? [attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]Here is a screenshot from my XFINITY router. Notice there are lots of things on my network. All of the devices I can IDENTIFY. In my case, all of the DHCP is under the control of the main router Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a client/server protocol that automatically provides an Internet Protocol (IP) host with its IP address and other related configuration information such as the subnet mask and default gateway Make sure the second router lets the first do DCHP. Wireless security is under the control of the router that gives access. If first router has no wireless the second router can do wireless. Even with first doing DHCP. Does that help? (1) Please explain why you think someone is stealing your connection (2) Your screenshot shows that your router is sitting on the IP range 180.168.x.x - This is a public IP range and should therefore not be used on your router, did you change this? This should be set to an internal range such as 192.168.x.x. As it is configured currently, you risk being unable to access certain servers. (3) The DHCP doesn't have to list all devices, only those that obtained their IP address automatically.Quote from: camerongray on July 30, 2016, 03:58:26 PM (1) Please explain why you think someone is stealing your connection One person acting very suspicious. That person definately acting like this once stealing ethernet. I changed this IP. If DHCP do not list all devices, is there any sections who do show it?Guys, I wouldn't spend a lot of time on this Quote from: Allan on July 31, 2016, 03:31:31 AM Guys, I wouldn't spend a lot of time on this Squall's new account?I mean. How to detect devices who have static IP. And how to block them?OK, I am GOING to leave here. The OP says he has two routers and he says he can tell the a pirate is on the second router. I tole him to set wireless password on second router and keep the router out of sight or reach of the pirate. He did not respond to my advice. Instead he comes back with another scenario about use of static IP in the DHCP table. I am leaving. I'm also going to leave this, apart from someone supposedly acting suspiciously, there is absolutely nothing indicating that the connection is being stolen or that there are two routers, WiFi is disabled as well making stealing the connection impossible without having physical access. All I'm going to say is - Change the IPs back to being 192.168.x.x - As it is currently (180.168.x.x) is incorrect and will lead to issues accessing certain websites. |
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